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Spray foam Do It Yourself?


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Has anyone used do it yourself spray foam kits? I'm pretty handy at just about anything and not afraid to tackle new things. Any suggestions on brands or what's your experience?

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What do you plan on foaming? I tried the froth pac from menards to foam ceiling in fish house, worked like dump, had it at the recommended temp on tanks and didn't work I would let the pros do it lot less headache in the end. Good thing they did refund all my money.

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I was looking at tiger foam. Not sure if 600.00 is a decent deal?

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We use them frequently at work. I have gone through as many as 10 of the Menards packs in a day before and they worked fine for me. I just make sure to keep shaking them up as I go and there really hasn't been any problems.

I am contemplating a fish house build and will use them when I do.

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I used the Froth Pac on a small project and it worked very well. I wouldn't hesitate to do my own spray foam, especially if I could find it on sale.

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Spray foam floors, walls, and ceiling is the ONLY way to go.

I got mine (8*16+v) for $400 cash. I would call around.

and if you want it to be really nice build from the inside out and spray against the interior wall coverings.

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Doesn't the cost come out fairly comparable to shopping and getting it done by someone in the business? There was a cost comparison on here once that I thought showed the packs to be even more expensive, wasn't there?

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It's probably pretty similar. Maybe a little less when you can find the Froth Pac on sale. Menard's runs a really good sale from time to time. I'll very likely do my own on my next house, assuming I can find the sale. I like making sure it's done exactly the way I want it, which can be tough if you aren't inside the house as it's being done.

I paid $1,000 for my 8x20.

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I suppose hiring someone to do it you may get a set price. The one thing to consider is how much you need and how close that is to a full kit. If you are one stud cavity short then you need to buy another kit and the 300-400 dollars one costs and you then have extra left over. Of course this may not be bad because you can use all of the excess to close off some drafty spots in your house which can lower your heating and cooling bills and that is something you won't get from hiring it out.

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Buck, that is a very good price. Can you share the name of who did the work for you?

I am in the Alex area and so far I have just one quote returned. House is 6-1/2' x 14' + V and their quote comes to nearly $1100. I think that sounds really high. Hopefully other quotes are a bit more reasonable.

Anybody have any recommendations in the Alex area?

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Got another quote and at $1750 it makes the first look like a bargain. Still waiting on a couple of others but it looks like I will be learning a new trade. Not sure how the rest of you have been getting such great prices.

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I sent out quote requests to a pile of companies last time around. There was over a $1k spread from the high to low bid.

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This is still one of those get what you can industries. Prices are all over the board. From past posts I think around $1000-$1200 is what you will spend, unless you know someone in the business that will do it at a job site after work.

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I sent out quote requests to a pile of companies last time around. There was over a $1k spread from the high to low bid.

When I did my build in 2010, I got bids that ranged from $600 to $1,200 for 8x16 + V. Went with the guy that did it for $600. He had a nice shop and put the house inside his shop and prayed it when he got home from work. Turned out great. Last fall, I removed a couple of boards on the interior of the house and the foam still looks great. House is very warm. Can't remember the name of the guy, but he was in the Elk River area. Had the work done in November, so I don't know if that factored in the price.

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Wow. $400 is a steal! I paid just short of a grand to do the walls/ceiling/floor.

How thick will it be? I know that makes a big difference in price.

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Got a quote for $725 - $750 that I plan on going with. This is 2" in the ceiling and floor with 1-1/2" in the walls. He will do the prep and I will do the clean-up. Originally quoted $650 but that was for 1" in the walls since many build with 2 x 2's for wall framing. Got the name and number from a fellow HSO member. Thanks a bunch, that is why I love this site.

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Good shopping job Eagle. Sometimes a person has to wonder though-We know how much a froth-pac costs and what it does for cubic feet, how many of these things get done with bosses foam and equipment after work hours and the money goes for the installers labor? It just doesn't seem possible to do a house for what we get them done for. I guess I want to trust people but sometimes things just don't add up.

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Got a quote for $725 - $750 that I plan on going with. This is 2" in the ceiling and floor with 1-1/2" in the walls. He will do the prep and I will do the clean-up. Originally quoted $650 but that was for 1" in the walls since many build with 2 x 2's for wall framing. Got the name and number from a fellow HSO member. Thanks a bunch, that is why I love this site.

What will he charge you for cleanup? I did it...ONCE. Never again. The foamers do a MUCH neater job when they know they are doing the cleanup. It took me a good 15-20 hours to clean up the mess the guy left me.

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I got a quote for 1400. I'm not trying to cut corners but that seems a bit steep. So I'm going to do it myself with a "Foam it" brand two component foam. Is it easier to panel the inside then run wiring , then foam, then put the outside skin? Or should I put the outside on, run wiring, foam then put inside together?

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He's right. Get yourself a wire brush for a drill , a box of big garbage bags, face masks, make a day or two of time, and be ready for a real pain in the a--! And pray the whole time you don't screw up any wiring you didn't see.

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i own my own spray foam rig. ill tell ya if some one is spraying closed cell foam in a 8x16 fish house for $400 they arent buying the material because there is more than 400 in material in that house, or putting diesel in the truck or generator or paying the insurance bill or buying parts to rebuild the guns ect. more power to you for getting it done cheap.

the major problem for me with fish houses is i could be on a big job with the trigger pulled for a fue hours at a time rather than spending more time preparing and cleaning up than actually spraying. so ya 1000 to 1500 sounds outrages but i spent half to 3/4 of a day for that money. i do fish houses if i have time but its not the cash cow.

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I referred him to the guy I used, he owns his own company so he is not doing it on the side, I bought one of the Tool Shop brand multi purpose tools and was done in 2 hrs using the scraper. The following are a must Ear plugs, dust mask, and safety glasses. Another trick would be to run tape along the studs that you could just pull off. It honestly was not that bad.

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Thanks ftw,

When I talked to Michael he sounded like clean-up would be pretty easy, especially since my walls cavities are 2-1/2" deep. Will also make it easier since I am doing wiring after foaming.

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When I had mine done there was a little clean up. I purchased a Rockwell Sonicrafter. This tool made clean up a breeze. Found one online for about half of what they sell at Lowe's or Depot.

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